on Thursday, the rapper repeatedly called Kim, 41, his "wife" as he reflected on their split.
After noting the public keeps saying the pair is “divorced," Kanye said: “We’re not even divorced.
"This ain’t no joke to me.
"My kids want their parents to stay together.
"I want us to be together."
He then said that the entertainment industry and media is against them as a couple, continuing: "If you look at the media, that’s not what they’re promoting.
"That’s not what they want.
"They want it to be a new episode, a new TV show.
"And then they have people all around in my wife’s ear.”
Kanye then slammed Kim’s publicist for encouraging their split, saying: “I don’t f**k with her.”
The Donda rapper also referred to Kim as his wife earlier in the interview when he discussed her influence on beauty standards.
He told the co-hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN: “My wife changed the idea of beauty. White girls made fun of her for her ass and now white girls go and get ass.”
Kim and Kanye were married for nearly seven years before the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star filed for divorce
The former couple share four kids together: North, eight, Saint, five, Chicago, three, and Psalm, two.
KIM'S NEW ROMANCE
Kanye appeared on the podcast shortly after Kim began a new romance with Saturday Night Live star Pete, 27.
Last month, the reality star shocked fans when she kissed the King Of Staten Island actor during their sketch of Disney's Aladdin on SNL.
Romance rumors then began to swirl when the pair were spotted holding hands during a trip to Knott's Scary Farm in California.
The Sun exclusively revealed this week that Kim thinks Pete is "the funniest person ever" and he "makes her feel young."
SECRET DATES
recently reported that the pair enjoyed an evening together at Zero Bond, with Pete arriving at the exclusive venue first and Kim showing up a few minutes later.
According to , they were joined by the camera crew for the Kardashians' new show were seen filming the outing.
The informant added that the crew was spotted coming in and out of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manhattan, where the TV star was staying.
A source told the outlet that cameras followed Kim throughout her NYC trip, documenting her every move for her new Hulu series.
The dinner came shortly after the comedian took Kim to his favorite restaurant, Campania, on Staten Island on Tuesday.
The Sun confirmed the two spent some time dining there together, and a source revealed she was friendly to the staff during their meal.
A restaurant source told : "Pete arranged a dinner on the rooftop privately. It was just the two of them.”
The insider added that they didn’t have any security and were able to “quietly sneak in and out.”
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